K’ung Fu-tse (Confucius) : sour - believed past is better than present; government of man on earth is out of harmony with Way of Heaven, the government of the universe.
Buddha (Buddhism) : bitter - life on earch is bitter, filled with attachments and desires that leads to suffering world is full of traps, is a generator if illusions, and a revolving wheel of pain for all creatures.
Lao-tse (Taoism) : smiling - Earth is a reflection of heaven. the more man interferes with natural balance and universal laws, the further harmony gets
- the more forcing, the more trouble
- everything already has its nature, and that nature cannot be violated
- represents “three teachings” of China
- vinegar symbolizes essence of life.
K’ung Fu-tse (Confucius) : sour
- believed past is better than present; government of man on earth is out of harmony with Way of Heaven, the government of the universe.
Buddha (Buddhism) : bitter
- life on earch is bitter, filled with attachments and desires that leads to suffering
world is full of traps, is a generator if illusions, and a revolving wheel of pain for all creatures.
Lao-tse (Taoism) : smiling
- Earth is a reflection of heaven.
the more man interferes with natural balance and universal laws, the further harmony gets
- the more forcing, the more trouble
- everything already has its nature, and that nature cannot be violated